Scottsdale Police looking for woman accused of stealing over $30,000 from school PTA account
Nubia Gonzalez (Courtesy: Scottsdale Police Department)
(UPDATE: The suspect in this case has turned herself in, according to Scottsdale Police. The original story is below)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Scottsdale Police officials are asking for the public's help, as they try to find a woman who is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a parent teacher association's bank account.
In a statement we received on Aug. 9, a Scottsdale Police spokesperson identified the woman they are looking for as Nubia Gonzalez.
An investigation into the alleged theft began on July 3, when Scottsdale Police received a fraud call from the president of Cocopah Middle School's PTA, who said she noticed the PTA's savings account was zeroed out on July 2.
"With assistance from the bank, she realized that several substantial withdrawals had been made from the PTA savings / checking accounts between the dates of [June 28, 2024] and [July 1, 2024]." Scottsdale Police wrote.
Gonzalez, according to police, was elected as the PTA's treasurer in April, and was given control over the PTA's bank accounts on June 28.
"The total combined loss between both accounts at this time is over $36,500," police wrote. "Numerous parents, school employees and police have tried to reach out to Nubia, however their phone numbers are no longer in service. The address she gave to Scottsdale Unified school district (located in Scottsdale) was also fraudulent after numerous detectives attempted to contact Nubia at her listed address."
Anyone with information on Gonzalez's whereabouts should call Scottsdale Police at (490) 312-TIPS.
(Editor's Note: After this story was published, we received an e-mail from the President of Arizona PTA, who claimed the organization involved was not a PTA, but an APT, also known as an ‘Association of Parents & Teachers.’ In their statement, Scottsdale Police identified the organization involved as a PTA.)